Electoral results for the district of Maylands
# Electoral results for the district of Maylands

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Maylands in Western Australian state elections from the district's creation in 1948 until the present.

## Members for Maylands

| Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - |
| John Scaddan | Nationalist | 1930–1933 |
| Robert Clothier | Labor | 1933–1936 |
| Harry Shearn | Ind. Nationalist | 1936–1951 |
| Edward Oldfield | Liberal | 1951–1956 |
| Merv Toms | Labor | 1956–1962 |
| Edward Oldfield | Labor | 1962–1965 |
| Bob Marshall | Liberal | 1965–1968 |
| John Harman | Labor | 1968–1986 |
| Peter Dowding | Labor | 1986–1990 |
| Judy Edwards | Labor | 1990–2008 |
| Lisa Baker | Labor | 2008–present |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 15,303 | 62.0 | +12.2 |
| | Greens | Emma Pringle | 3,985 | 16.1 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | Justin Iemma | 3,848 | 15.6 | −11.8 |
| | No Mandatory Vaccination | Carmel Addink | 528 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Christians | Gaye Burnett | 449 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| | One Nation | Maria Andreeva | 339 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | WAxit | Peter Baker | 226 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,678 | 96.4 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 918 | 3.6 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,596 | 86.1 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 19,566 | 79.3 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal | Justin Iemma | 5,103 | 20.7 | −11.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 11,378 | 49.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Madden | 6,255 | 27.4 | −15.8 |
| | Greens | Caroline Perks | 3,920 | 17.1 | +4.8 |
| | Matheson for WA | Greg Smith | 539 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Christians | Matt Kleyn | 453 | 2.0 | −0.6 |
| | Micro Business | Benny Fensome | 316 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,861 | 95.1 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,171 | 4.9 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,032 | 86.8 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 15,509 | 67.9 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Madden | 7,345 | 32.1 | −15.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +15.2 | |

2013 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Sylvan Albert | 8,893 | 42.8 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 8,796 | 42.3 | –1.2 |
| | Greens | Dee O'Neill | 2,554 | 12.3 | –6.6 |
| | Christians | Paul Madden | 533 | 2.6 | –0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,776 | 93.5 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,445 | 6.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,221 | 88.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 11,020 | 53.1 | –5.7 |
| | Liberal | Sylvan Albert | 9,751 | 46.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –5.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 8,065 | 43.7 | -10.8 |
| | Liberal | Ainslie Gatt | 6,270 | 33.9 | +7.4 |
| | Greens | Hsien Harper | 3,524 | 19.1 | +7.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | Dunstan Hartley | 614 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,473 | 93.7 | -0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,241 | 6.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,714 | 84.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lisa Baker | 10,899 | 59.0 | -8.4 |
| | Liberal | Ainslie Gatt | 7,572 | 41.0 | +8.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.4 | |

2005 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 12,668 | 53.88 | +3.27 |
| | Liberal | Roslyn Webb | 6,464 | 27.49 | –0.42 |
| | Greens | James Rayner | 2,646 | 11.25 | +2.83 |
| | Christian Democrats | Dunstan Hartley | 921 | 3.92 | +3.92 |
| | Family First | Judy Joyce | 812 | 3.45 | +3.45 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,511 | 94.02 | –0.23 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,496 | 5.98 | +0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,007 | 89.60 | +0.20 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 15,626 | 66.52 | +2.04 |
| | Liberal | Roslyn Webb | 7,863 | 33.48 | –2.04 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.04 | |

2001 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 10,549 | 50.6 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Bev Brennan | 5,818 | 27.9 | -9.4 |
| | Greens | Corinne Glenn | 1,755 | 8.4 | -0.6 |
| | One Nation | Bill Goulthorp | 1,209 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Democrats | Michael Phillips-Ryder | 813 | 3.9 | -2.8 |
| | Independent | Troy Ellis | 441 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | | Neil Gray | 259 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,844 | 94.3 | -0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,271 | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,115 | 89.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 13,391 | 64.5 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | Bev Brennan | 7,378 | 35.5 | -7.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 9,516 | 47.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Bev Brennan | 7,564 | 37.3 | -3.1 |
| | Greens | Colin Speed | 1,822 | 9.0 | +3.2 |
| | Democrats | Pat Lim | 1,361 | 6.7 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,263 | 94.6 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,162 | 5.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,425 | 89.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 11,549 | 57.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Bev Brennan | 8,678 | 42.9 | -3.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

1993 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 9,605 | 50.0 | -6.1 |
| | Liberal | Gary Lilleyman | 7,097 | 36.9 | +3.7 |
| | Greens | Robert Paton | 1,230 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Democrats | Rosslyn Tilbury | 708 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Noel Sharp | 575 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,215 | 95.3 | +4.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 957 | 4.7 | -4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,172 | 93.1 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 11,061 | 57.6 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal | Gary Lilleyman | 8,154 | 42.4 | +2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

1990 Maylands state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 8,083 | 44.8 | -11.8 |
| | Liberal | Deanne Koppman | 6,586 | 36.5 | +3.3 |
| | Greens | Bevan Carter | 1,763 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Democrats | Robert Whitehead | 584 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Grey Power | Josh Sacino | 366 | 2.0 | -2.4 |
| | Independent | Avon Lovell | 292 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Roger Broinowski | 109 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Barry Lloyd | 87 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Jurgen Marter | 61 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Paul Augustson | 46 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | Noel Sharp | 36 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Arthur Galletly | 12 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,025 | 96.0 | +5.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 759 | 4.0 | -5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,784 | 80.8 | -9.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Judy Edwards | 10,017 | 55.6 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal | Deanne Koppman | 8,008 | 44.4 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Peter Dowding | 10,575 | 56.1 | -6.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Blaxell | 6,255 | 33.2 | +1.2 |
| | Grey Power | John Redmond | 825 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Norman Heslington | 593 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Family Movement | Brian Peachey | 404 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Noel Sharp | 195 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,847 | 90.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,901 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,748 | 90.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Dowding | 11,335 | 60.1 | -5.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Blaxell | 7,512 | 39.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

1986 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Peter Dowding | 9,393 | 59.8 | -5.1 |
| | Liberal | Michael MacAulay | 4,728 | 30.1 | -5.0 |
| | Independent | David MacLiver | 855 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Democrats | Peter Hayes | 474 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Clive Turner | 141 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Michael Pal | 127 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,718 | 96.1 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 634 | 3.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,352 | 91.4 | +4.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Dowding | 10,547 | 67.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Michael MacAulay | 5,171 | 32.9 | -2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

1983 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 9,169 | 64.9 |
| | Liberal | Wouterina Klein | 4,952 | 35.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,121 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 420 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,541 | 86.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1980 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 8,454 | 60.2 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | John Urquhart | 5,583 | 39.8 | -5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,037 | 95.6 | -0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 650 | 4.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,687 | 86.5 | -3.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 8,150 | 54.6 |
| | Liberal | Brian Dillon | 6,777 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,927 | 96.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 569 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,496 | 90.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1974 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 8,530 | 61.1 |
| | Liberal | Pauline Iles | 4,494 | 32.2 |
| | National Alliance | Edward Barlow | 949 | 6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,973 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 730 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,703 | 89.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Harman | 8,672 | 62.1 |
| | Liberal | Pauline Iles | 5,301 | 37.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

1971 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 6,687 | 58.4 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal | Ross Trobe | 3,952 | 34.5 | -7.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Pownall | 819 | 7.1 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,458 | 96.6 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 3.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,862 | 90.4 | -1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Harman | 6,810 | 59.4 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal | Ross Trobe | 4,648 | 40.6 | -6.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Harman | 5,459 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 4,491 | 42.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Pownall | 472 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Cornelis de Bruin | 276 | 2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,698 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,962 | 91.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Harman | 5,668 | 53.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 5,030 | 47.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

1965 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 4,849 | 48.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | 4,631 | 46.4 | -4.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Pownall | 498 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,978 | 97.5 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 254 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,232 | 93.3 | -0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Bob Marshall | 5,246 | 52.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | 4,732 | 47.4 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +4.0 | |

1962 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | 5,109 | 50.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Watts | 4,419 | 43.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Gerard Lyons | 594 | 5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,122 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,272 | 93.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edward Oldfield | | 51.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Watts | | 48.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Merv Toms | 5,299 | 58.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Walter Bonnett | 3,802 | 41.8 | +18.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,296 | 97.9 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,296 | 93.5 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.3 | |

1956 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Merv Toms | 4,989 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ellen Lulham | 2,050 | 23.2 |
| | Independent Liberal | Herbert R. Robinson | 1,803 | 20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,842 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,048 | 93.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Merv Toms | | 58.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Ellen Lulham | | 41.5 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | |

* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

1953 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 3,920 | 46.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 3,586 | 42.4 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Samuel Spence | 959 | 11.3 | -6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,465 | 97.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 2.1 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,646 | 94.5 | +3.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 4,292 | 50.7 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Owen Hanlon | 4,173 | 49.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

1951 Maylands state by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Robert Hartley | 3,316 | 41.7 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 3,180 | 39.4 | +39.4 |
| | Independent | Samuel Spence | 1,427 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| | Independent Socialist | Kevin Healy | 96 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,064 | 97.5 | -0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 2.5 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,269 | 90.6 | -1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Edward Oldfield | 4,278 | 53.0 | +53.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Hartley | 3,786 | 47.0 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

1950 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Harry Shearn | 5,060 | 61.1 |
| | Labor | John Gaffney | 3,225 | 38.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,285 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,419 | 92.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent Liberal | Harry Shearn | unopposed | | |
| | Independent Liberal hold | Independent Liberal hold | Swing | | |

1943 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Harry Shearn | 4,342 | 55.0 | -9.2 |
| | Labor | Roderick Hough | 2,178 | 27.6 | -8.2 |
| | Communist | Clarence Boyd | 713 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Independent | John Walton | 346 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Jessie Reid | 314 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,893 | 97.0 | -1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 3.0 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,138 | 88.8 | -2.9 |
| | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1939 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Harry Shearn | 4,966 | 64.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Hartley | 2,764 | 35.8 | -3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,730 | 98.6 | -0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,842 | 91.7 | +17.6 |
| | Ind. Nationalist hold | Ind. Nationalist hold | Swing | +8.1 | |

1936 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Robert Clothier | 2,214 | 39.4 | -3.4 |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Harry Shearn | 1,630 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Nationalist | Tom Hartrey | 921 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Daley | 861 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,626 | 99.1 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,678 | 74.1 | -17.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Ind. Nationalist | Harry Shearn | 3,158 | 56.1 | +56.1 |
| | Labor | Robert Clothier | 2,468 | 43.9 | -11.2 |
| | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | Ind. Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

1933 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Robert Clothier | 2,721 | 42.8 | +1.1 |
| | Nationalist | John Scaddan | 1,652 | 26.0 | -5.7 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Daley | 1,203 | 18.9 | -5.0 |
| | Nationalist | Charles Plunkett | 675 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Independent | Frederick Swaine | 106 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,357 | 98.1 | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.9 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,480 | 91.2 | +11.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robert Clothier | 3,505 | 55.1 | +9.4 |
| | Nationalist | John Scaddan | 2,852 | 44.9 | -9.4 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +9.4 | |

1930 Western Australian state election: Maylands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ernest Barker | 2,211 | 41.7 |
| | Nationalist | John Scaddan | 1,681 | 31.7 |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Daley | 1,269 | 23.9 |
| | Nationalist | Peter Wedd | 144 | 2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,305 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,365 | 79.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | John Scaddan | 2,879 | 54.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest Barker | 2,426 | 45.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |
